~ Social Alchemy: There's Magic in here….

Hello beautiful blogosphere

Greetings, I hope all is well in your world, life is nice and toasty in here. My first thought when beginning this blog was one of: damn, how . So, how in the world can I write a blot without sounding like a pretentious jerk? By reminding myself that it’s also about you too. We are all in this together. The world is raging, going through massive upheavals, enough to scare you to death. I propose to fill this blog with thoughts and opinions about moving through the darkness toward the light. I can’t take on ALL of the darkness, I choose to focus on the areas that intrigue me: murder mysteries, psychological thrillers and suspense.

But when we talk about the dark, we have to include the light, this includes observations about myself as just another sojourner on this road back to the dusty world. And I am reminded every day that we, you and I dear reader, are more than the sum of our parts. We are divine inspiration, and it brings me a bit of peace during the day to think back to the real source of “inspiration” meaning spirit.
Now, don’t worry. I’m not going to get all new-agey on your ass. I am still the hellafunkadella – my finely tuned bullshit-detector alter ego that will beat me senseless if I get too airy-fairy and “it’s all about the light.” Jung reminds us that: “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.”

So, welcome. I hope you enjoy it here. I’d love to hear from you. What are your favorite psychological thrillers? Why do you enjoy them so much?

Great first post, Rachel! It’s always good to remember that we are on this journey with friends.

I LOVE the theme. The typography and layout is really beautiful.

It definitely takes a while to get the hang of loading things up on websites. Hang in there. The effort–as you can see from your site–is worth it. I’m not a techie by any means, but I love learning how to do techie things. Always have. I find it equal parts fun and frustrating teaching myself how to customize elements on my page.

BTW, you guys might want to sign up for gravatars (that way your picture shows up when you comment on any blog across the internet). You can sign up on http://www.gravatar.com for free.

Hi Sonia, thanks so much for stopping by. I will look into getting a gravatar. I was thrilled that I was able to get the post listed in the proper category. Ops, I just remembered, I’ve just posted a new entry and forgot to add my tags…. a woman’s work is never done. Have a wonderful day.

The New Social Alchemy

Social Alchemy: is my version of the digital salon. Where interesting ideas are bandied about, where opinions are appreciated. Where all that makes life interesting: art, creativity, writing, love, and compassion are explored in many facets. And it's also a place to come and relax. When you want to turn off the digital noise, kick back, relax, and just be yourself. Thank you so much for visiting.